![This extremely large footprint will form the foundation of the Extremely Large Telescope, set to become the largest optical telescope in the world (collecting 200x as much light as Hubble) : r/space This extremely large footprint will form the foundation of the Extremely Large Telescope, set to become the largest optical telescope in the world (collecting 200x as much light as Hubble) : r/space](https://i.redd.it/kc9tvk9zqbw11.jpg)
This extremely large footprint will form the foundation of the Extremely Large Telescope, set to become the largest optical telescope in the world (collecting 200x as much light as Hubble) : r/space
![Scientists Are Building a Telescope Called 'The World's Biggest Eye on the Sky' to Explore Alien Planets Scientists Are Building a Telescope Called 'The World's Biggest Eye on the Sky' to Explore Alien Planets](https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/917738/elt.jpg?w=1600&h=1600&q=88&f=b0b3faeeb29c320e4bd84c2b9f1650fc)
Scientists Are Building a Telescope Called 'The World's Biggest Eye on the Sky' to Explore Alien Planets
![The scrapped €1.5 billion 100m Overwhelmingly Large Telescope would be able to analyze the atmosphere of planets orbiting the 40 closest stars, possibly proving evidence of extraterrestrial life there. : r/Astronomy The scrapped €1.5 billion 100m Overwhelmingly Large Telescope would be able to analyze the atmosphere of planets orbiting the 40 closest stars, possibly proving evidence of extraterrestrial life there. : r/Astronomy](https://external-preview.redd.it/NQJzToFhMflEVSg7Ntqr_X-ICtRrmJHS90oUp-CrYvo.jpg?auto=webp&s=3777534f1f25e0516d74a9d02b8c7d8f1093b825)
The scrapped €1.5 billion 100m Overwhelmingly Large Telescope would be able to analyze the atmosphere of planets orbiting the 40 closest stars, possibly proving evidence of extraterrestrial life there. : r/Astronomy
![Latest step towards world's largest telescope that will observe 'first stars and galaxies ever formed' | University of Oxford Latest step towards world's largest telescope that will observe 'first stars and galaxies ever formed' | University of Oxford](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_medium_feature/s3/field/field_image_main/ELT.jpg?itok=okuJjQVg)
Latest step towards world's largest telescope that will observe 'first stars and galaxies ever formed' | University of Oxford
![Very Large Array or VLA - Radio telescopes near Socorro - New Mexico - USA - A component of the NRAO Stock Photo - Alamy Very Large Array or VLA - Radio telescopes near Socorro - New Mexico - USA - A component of the NRAO Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BT35JF/very-large-array-or-vla-radio-telescopes-near-socorro-new-mexico-usa-BT35JF.jpg)
Very Large Array or VLA - Radio telescopes near Socorro - New Mexico - USA - A component of the NRAO Stock Photo - Alamy
![The Overwhelmingly Large Telescope: at a cost of €1.5 billion and aperture of 100 metres, it could spectroscopically analyse Earth-size planets around the 40 nearest sun-like stars. It could observe objects 1,500 The Overwhelmingly Large Telescope: at a cost of €1.5 billion and aperture of 100 metres, it could spectroscopically analyse Earth-size planets around the 40 nearest sun-like stars. It could observe objects 1,500](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/OverWhelmingly_Large_Telescope.jpg)